Aínsa; A Medieval Village in Huesca

Located between the Cinca and Ara rivers you find the town of Aínsa. Declared a Historic-Artistic Monument, it was the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Sobrarbe, in Huesca. Aínsa rises to an altitude of 589 m. A place of confluence between the National Park of Ordesa annd Monte Perdido, that of Posets-Maladeta, and the Natural Park of Sierra and Cañones de Guara.

Currently, it is known as Aínsa-Sobrarbe, and is one of the most extensive towns of the Alto Aragón (with 285 km²). Its ramparts, which have been preserved virtually intact from the Middle Ages; its doors, forges and hand-made grills; its narrow streets of stone with beautiful mansions with their coats of arms, many of which have become lodgings, make it the delight of visitors.

Its precious Old Town revolves around an ancient portico de Plaza Mayor. It highlights the exquisite Romanesque tower of its church and cobbled streets, flanked by beautiful mansions with their coats of arms. Come closer to one of its vantage points to see the perfect harmony between medieval houses and incomparable natural surroundings. Ah! Don’t you dare leave Aínsa without eating a tasty lamb stew of the traditional Aragonese style.

The origin of the locality dates back to the year 1,124 when King Alfonso I gives the village a charter and privilege of population. But Aínsa would have been taken to the Muslims by Garcí Ximénez, the first king of Sobrarbe, in 724.